How to Tame Takifugu in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Takifugu: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Defensive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Takifugu Taming Details
Takifugu is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Takifugu on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Takifugu is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Takifugu will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Takifugu base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 250 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1250 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 120 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 15 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Takifugu — Background & Lore
The Takifugu is a pufferfish from the Aquatica expansion. It swims in packs, keeps to itself and puffs up with spikes when struck, which makes it awkward to kill in melee.
How to get one
Adults cannot be tamed. Carve a Takifugu corpse with a 
Carving Knife for a chance at a Fertilized Takifugu Egg, then incubate and hatch it. It can be bred, and a survivor can carry one.
Uses
Bio Toxin: the corpse gives Bio Toxin when harvested with a 
Chainsaw or 
Metal Sickle, with no need to fight 
Cnidaria or 
Chrysaora.- Food:
Raw Fish Meat, 
Raw Supreme Fish Meat with a Carving Knife, and 
Fish Scale.
Tips
It does not fight back and swims off when hit. Use a crossbow or another ranged weapon: melee hits on an inflated Takifugu bounce damage and torpor back at you. Watch for larger predators nearby.